The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Directed by Robert Wiene · 77 min · Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime
69.6 TOPICAL score · #777 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, directed by Robert Wiene) has a TOPICAL score of 69.6 - ranked 777 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (1,838 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 49 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (1,838 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 49 languages
- Still read45,770 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 3 times
Starring: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt (actor #804), Friedrich Feher, Lil Dagover
“The quintessential work of early German Expressionist cinema, it tells the story of a hypnotist (Werner Krauss) who uses a somnambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt) to commit murders.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10